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we have not vs We don't have

Both "we have not" and "we don't have" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "We have not" is more formal and is often used in written English or formal speech. On the other hand, "we don't have" is more commonly used in everyday spoken English.

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we have not

This phrase is correct but is more formal and less commonly used in everyday spoken English.

This phrase is used to indicate the absence of possession or the lack of something in a more formal context.

Examples:

We have not received the payment yet.
We have not seen any improvement in the situation.
We have not been informed about the changes.

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Jan 18, 2016 ... lamented 'we have not learned the simple art of living together' ... In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the Nobel Prize Foundation released ...
Dec 7, 2020 ... Bemoaning the US government's persistent “coolness” towards Haiti, Douglass frankly and angrily remarked, “Haiti is Black, and we have not ...
Sep 9, 2021 ... We have not yet discovered life on any other planet, and we have not seen any scientifically supported evidence for extraterrestrial life.

Alternatives:

We do not have
We haven't
We possess not
We lack
We are without

We don't have

This phrase is correct and commonly used in everyday spoken English.

This phrase is used to indicate the absence of possession or the lack of something in informal or everyday spoken English.

Examples:

We don't have any milk left.
We don't have time to finish the project today.
We don't have the resources to proceed.

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We don't have the authority.
We don't have a lot of time to find a solution.
We don't have presidents in this country, Aimee.
We don't have any clients lined up.
We don't have exact numbers, but based on our surveillance our guess is 800 or 900.
We don't have the time, Ms. Raines.
Jack? We don't have much time.
We don't have extra manpower for fleet security.
We don't have any other options at this point.
We don't have a single active lead on this nerve gas.
We don't have a body count yet.
We don't have a tree, Mom.
We don't have much to do today.
We don't have any salad cream.
We don't have time for by-the-book FBI interrogations.
We don't have a lot of company over.
We don't have the right to just keep her here.
We don't have the right to decide what people should know.
We don't have time to go through red tape.
We don't have a quantum phasing department, Carter.

Alternatives:

We do not have
We haven't got
We lack
We are without
We are missing

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